I have a pair, though im not much of a blader. So i'm not really qualified to really rate these as I never got into actually riding over just hitting pvc and stuff.

Considering getting into blading, looking at the USD VII

Anybody know if any of the blade manufacturers are from europe besides roces of italy?

Check out this thread OP, might find some info on the skates your getting and all other stuff you might wonder there. https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/685569/Official-Aggressive-Skating-Thread?page=23

I have 7.2's and i haven't found problems with them besides bearings, and thats not a big deal. Pretty fun skates, big soul plates, not too heavy.

good skates

those USD's are good too

and yeah bearings that roll well make it or break it

_Ryan_I have 7.2's and i haven't found problems with them besides bearings, and thats not a big deal. Pretty fun skates, big soul plates, not too heavy.

skiguy04good skates

those USD's are good too

and yeah bearings that roll well make it or break it

In my exp alot of skate bearings dont spin for shit when you crank them down on blades. Fkds suck, bones REALLY SUCK, but flip hkds dont rub and spin for at least 30 seconds when you hand spin test them. I just get flip hkd abec 5s but im sure the 7s work great as well.

Its funny- roller warehouse has an entire page of tgeir catalog dedicated to bones even tho BONES DO NOT WORK ON INLINE SKATES!

Pretty funny what some people will try to get away with these days.

But i agree, your bearings rolling well is of tantamount importance. Nothing is worse than losing speed all over tge park.

Flip fkds are not only the best inline bearings ive ever tried, but they are also ranked above everything else in skateboard forums all over the place

make sure you have lock tight on your bolts AKA that blue paint on the bolt ** If you don't have it you will most likely be over tightening especially on wheels 1 & 4

next make sure you have the right bearing spacer and/or don't have any worn out or weakened/compressed spacers (if you do it's probably from over tightening bolts as overcompensation for lack of lock tight)

all that being said - bearing should be good if its clean

Deliciousness22Anybody have them? I just ordered a pair, they arrive saturday. Im super excited. Anybody here use them?

rotate those wheels regularly to avoid wheel coning too

skiguy04make sure you have lock tight on your bolts AKA that blue paint on the bolt ** If you don't have it you will most likely be over tightening especially on wheels 1 & 4

next make sure you have the right bearing spacer and/or don't have any worn out or weakened/compressed spacers (if you do it's probably from over tightening bolts as overcompensation for lack of lock tight)

all that being said - bearing should be good if its clean

If u use flip hkds it doesnt matter how tight u crank them. I suggest trying them and u wont need to worry about that locktite nonsense.

LonelyConsidering getting into blading, looking at the USD VII

_Ryan_I have 7.2's and i haven't found problems with them besides bearings, and thats not a big deal. Pretty fun skates, big soul plates, not too heavy.

Deliciousness22If u use flip hkds it doesnt matter how tight u crank them. I suggest trying them and u wont need to worry about that locktite nonsense.

solid skates both usd and razors.

after a skate session or before your next one, check your wheels

**rotate if there is more wear on the inner foot

the skates will skate better this way but the locktite wears away so just reapply when colour is gone

** you don't want to over tighten and in the grand majority of cases the axle will still loosen if locktite is absent

Deliciousness22In my exp alot of skate bearings dont spin for shit when you crank them down on blades. Fkds suck, bones REALLY SUCK, but flip hkds dont rub and spin for at least 30 seconds when you hand spin test them. I just get flip hkd abec 5s but im sure the 7s work great as well.

Its funny- roller warehouse has an entire page of tgeir catalog dedicated to bones even tho BONES DO NOT WORK ON INLINE SKATES!

Pretty funny what some people will try to get away with these days.

But i agree, your bearings rolling well is of tantamount importance. Nothing is worse than losing speed all over tge park.

Flip fkds are not only the best inline bearings ive ever tried, but they are also ranked above everything else in skateboard forums all over the place

*flip hkds, sorry

Fkds are different from hkds.

Fkds suck once they get the tiniest amount of dirt in them.

Hkds rock forever and never clog up. They are hands down the best and they are only like 14 bucks for abec 5s and 18 for 7s